Volcano seismology, hazards assessment
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Abstract
The last few years have seen several impressive examples of seismic monitoring at volcanoes to provide warnings that have saved lives and property. Changes in the rates and character of volcanic earthquakes provided precursory signs to explosive eruptions of moderate size at Redoubt volcano (Alaska), Mount Unzen (Japan), Mount Spurr (Alaska), and Rabaul caldera (Papua New Guinea), as well as the large eruption at Mount Pinatubo (Philippines). In all these cases, information was successfully communicated and put to practical use through broadcasts of public warnings prior to the eruptions and evacuations were initiated for the volcanoes located in populated areas. At Mount Pinatubo, probably thousands and possibly tens of thousands of lives were saved.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Volcano seismology, hazards assessment |
| Series title | Reviews of Geophysics |
| DOI | 10.1029/95RG00442 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Publication Date | December 06, 2012 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Hazards Program |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 263 |
| Last page | 267 |